Groundhog Day

It was a nice and brisk day today, looks like a few more weeks of winter.

Been busy at work, working on presentations for this or that. I'm helping assemble a special session for a conference in August and that is turning out to be pretty rewarding. I'm looking forward to it.

The dogs have been happy to have us back. They've been sleeping ever since we got home, I think they ran a lot in the backyard today. Which is good, because yesterday they stayed inside due to the rain. They're not as sleepy when they stay inside.

Yesterday I stopped by the funeral home briefly, the wife of someone who works on my office floor died over the weekend. She had been struggling against leukemia for a few years. It was very sad. I only met her once or twice, she was nice. The pictures they had displayed were very touching.

Tomorrow I plan to go running after work with Sarah and Buzz. I had some problems with bad calf cramps in December when I was trying to prepare (belatedly) for the half-marathon. They were so bad, I had to stop running for several weeks and couldn't do the half as I had hoped. After weeks of stretches and muscle building, I hope I can handle 3 miles without incident.

This weekend we're off to my parents to celebrate my dad's birthday. The dogs get to come too. My parents will probably get a golden lab this year or next; that will be so much fun. My mom really wants a dog too, but she's worried about how their cat will deal. The first time Roxy went to visit them, the cat was unexpectedly chased around the house briefly (in a very comical scene for bystanders) by her. Mom said the cat took days to recover before she would leave the bedroom. Ah, well, I'm sure she'll cope. :)

Time to catch the end of the State of the Union.